Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sherwood

#1,602 most common boys' name of all time · #3,885 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1891–2024

Rank among boys
#1,602
Rank overall
#3,885 of 105,966
First appeared
1891
Years on the list
122 of 146
All-time
5,682
Since 2016
67
Peak year
1938 #533
Best rank
#533 1938
Girls Boys peak 120/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Sherwood first appears in 1891. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 8 8 #9,031
2023 — 6 6 #10,872
2022 — 8 8 #9,031
2021 — 7 7 #9,756
2020 — 8 8 #8,771
2019 — 6 6 #10,854
2018 — 10 10 #7,642
2017 — 5 5 #12,309
2016 — 9 9 #8,173
2015 — 5 5 #12,146
2014 — 7 7 #9,690
2013 — 5 5 #12,198
2012 — 6 6 #10,833
2010 — 5 5 #12,300
2009 — 6 6 #11,051
2008 — 5 5 #12,640
2007 — 5 5 #12,450
2006 — 7 7 #9,632
2004 — 8 8 #8,189
2003 — 8 8 #7,885
2001 — 6 6 #9,304
2000 — 11 11 #5,951
1999 — 11 11 #5,686
1998 — 6 6 #8,528
1997 — 14 14 #4,470
1996 — 11 11 #5,219
1995 — 10 10 #5,535
1994 — 10 10 #5,489
1993 — 14 14 #4,254
1992 — 13 13 #4,345
1991 — 14 14 #4,036
1990 — 17 17 #3,484
1989 — 21 21 #2,916
1988 — 12 12 #3,933
1987 — 9 9 #4,621
1986 — 16 16 #3,025
1985 — 16 16 #2,967
1984 — 20 20 #2,448
1983 — 17 17 #2,699
1982 — 16 16 #2,857
1981 — 13 13 #3,247
1980 — 17 17 #2,749
1979 — 21 21 #2,317
1978 — 24 24 #2,024
1977 — 31 31 #1,719
1976 — 28 28 #1,791
1975 — 19 19 #2,311
1974 — 22 22 #1,998
1973 — 30 30 #1,593
1972 — 36 36 #1,431
1971 — 33 33 #1,507
1970 — 42 42 #1,288
1969 — 34 34 #1,387
1968 — 39 39 #1,228
1967 — 37 37 #1,243
1966 — 45 45 #1,106
1965 — 47 47 #1,086
1964 — 49 49 #1,090
1963 — 58 58 #998
1962 — 53 53 #1,053
1961 — 46 46 #1,167
1960 — 56 56 #1,027
1959 — 79 79 #859
1958 — 84 84 #823
1957 — 94 94 #779
1956 — 94 94 #760
1955 — 72 72 #868
1954 — 84 84 #784
1953 — 84 84 #777
1952 — 89 89 #749
1951 — 91 91 #731
1950 — 88 88 #734
1949 — 88 88 #736
1948 — 79 79 #764
1947 5 109 114 #662
1946 — 96 96 #661
1945 — 73 73 #716
1944 — 101 101 #613
1943 — 106 106 #614
1942 — 101 101 #633
1941 — 115 115 #563
1940 — 118 118 #543
1939 — 87 87 #632
1938 — 120 120 #533
1937 — 83 83 #654
1936 — 103 103 #570
1935 — 93 93 #603
1934 — 92 92 #629
1933 — 101 101 #576
1932 — 88 88 #648
1931 — 90 90 #628
1930 — 89 89 #661
1929 — 99 99 #609
1928 — 117 117 #570
1927 — 98 98 #642
1926 — 109 109 #604
1925 — 111 111 #599
1924 — 105 105 #625
1923 6 91 97 #672
1922 — 91 91 #685
1921 — 92 92 #676
1920 — 97 97 #645
1919 — 92 92 #637
1918 — 84 84 #683
1917 — 88 88 #635
1916 — 77 77 #679
1915 — 86 86 #627
1914 — 66 66 #628
1913 — 51 51 #626
1912 — 34 34 #751
1911 — 22 22 #687
1910 — 20 20 #675
1909 — 9 9 #1,069
1908 — 11 11 #871
1906 — 10 10 #843
1905 — 7 7 #1,077
1904 — 6 6 #1,166
1902 — 6 6 #1,119
1898 — 6 6 #1,106
1897 — 7 7 #935
1896 — 5 5 #1,241
1891 — 5 5 #1,126